YMCA bus a loss after midnight fire

BREMERTON - A small bus used by the YMCA at its child care center along the 100 block of National Avenue is a complete loss after it caught on fire overnight.

Fire officials suspect arson, but the incident is still under investigation by Bremerton police and the Bremerton Fire Marshal, according to Bremerton Fire Lt. Dana Normandy.

The fire department was called to the parking lot of the center for a fire in one of the vehicles just after midnight Wednesday. When they arrived they found the vehicle engulfed in flames. Crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to other small buses parked nearby.

A police dog was brought to the scene to help investigate what may have started the fire.

Bremerton firefighters also responded to a fire along Sheridan Avenue and Bullard Avenue where a patch of juniper bushes were on fire. Crews were able to get water on the bushes, preventing the fire from spreading to a small residence.

A neighbor kicked the home's door open to let out a dog because the person who lived there wasn't home. Fire officials think kids are responsible for setting the bushes on fire.